Category: Science

People with a rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala are helping neuroscientists rethink how the brain shapes fear, trust and concern for others

If your phone breaks, it’s impossible to fix it yourself. The reason for that lies with a set of laws that emerged decades ago.

When running an AI model through a quantum computer, scientists have increased accuracy by only adding a relatively small number of parameters.

Her abduction at age 14 drew international attention. After her rescue, Smart says she struggled with feeling shame around her body. Bodybuilding has helped her

One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace

Scientists are trying to understand Venus’ bright surface formations, called coronae, using new 3D maps.

The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the

This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab beetle.

One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace

Dozens of athletes — including former Olympians — will participate in the Las Vegas event while using performance-enhancing drugs. (Image credit: Ty ONeil)

Communities across the U.S. are turning small plots of land into highly dense forests that grow quickly. Turns out these forests have roots to a

NASA celebrates Hubble’s 36th anniversary with a new image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region it first captured in 1997. The telescope leveraged almost

On its way to a metal asteroid, NASA’s Psyche probe tested its cameras as it got a gravity assist from the Red Planet.

Many medieval castles were formidable stone fortifications. Live Science takes a look at six that were never conquered.